St Kilda Saints vs Adelaide Crows: AFL live scores, blog

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The Adelaide Crows have defeated the St Kilda Saints by 29-points at Marvel Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In a tight opening term, the Saints appeared to have the edge, leading inside 50s, but unable to convert on the scoreboard. They led by a goal at the first change. From the 11-minute mark of the second term it was all the Crows, a Riley Knight goal sparking a four-goal run and a dominant period for Adelaide. A couple of late goals by the Saints got the margin back to 13-points. Adelaide came out firing in the third term, kicking the first in just 17-seconds. St Kilda did well to make a contest of it and keep the deficit to two goals, within striking distance come the final term. The Crows stretched their lead out to 41-points at one point in the final term, dominant around the stoppage and out-working the Saints in the final 30-minutes. St Kilda kicked the last couple to get it back to a 29-point win for the Crows. Shane Savage (30 disposals) and Sebastian Ross (26 disposals, 8 clearances) were busy for the Saints. Matt Parker lit up the forward line with a couple of impressive marks; he finished the night with three goals. It was an otherwise tough afternoon for the Saints, who struggled to match the Crows in the air at both ends of the ground. Alex Keath (21 disposals, 14 marks) dominated across the backline, playing an intercepting role for the Crows. The Crouch brothers – Matt (36 disposals) and Brad (30 disposals) – were hard in around the contest, while Rory Laird had another 30+ disposal game. Taylor Walker kicked four goals, Lachlan Murphy three, and Elliott Himmelberg and Eddie Betts put two on the board each. It was a big day up forward for Adelaide, plenty of firepower there; they dominated in the air and put on runs of goals in the final three terms. Both sides had late exclusions today: St Kilda’s ruckman Rowan Marshall missed the clash, Billy Longer replaced him in the side. Bryce Gibbs (illness) did not travel to Melbourne, Jordan Gallucci took his place. St Kilda’s Jack Lonie hyper-extended his knee in the first half; the club is hopeful it is not an ACL injury, but they will sweat on scan results in the coming days. Next up for the Saints is a tough run, starting with a trip to Canberra to face the Giants on Saturday. The Crows will host Fremantle at Adelaide Oval late on Sunday. Final Score St Kilda 10.8. 68 Adelaide 15.7. 97

It's still hard to work out where teams are at in 2019, but the ladder is slowly taking shape. The Crows are in the top-8 (for now) at 3-3. Keep sharing your thoughts and I'll post a match report shortly.

Inside 50s 45-52 / Hit-Outs 25-44 / Clearances 28-40 Goals St Kilda: Parker 3, Membrey 2, Steven, Gresham, Long, Kent, Paton Adelaide: Walker 4, Murphy 3, Himmelberg 2, Betts 2, Greenwood, Lynch, Knight, Gallucci Disposals St Kilda: Savage 30, Ross 26, Billings 24 Adelaide: Crouch 36, Laird 33, Crouch 30 Final Score St Kilda 10.8. 68 Adelaide 15.7. 97

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Full Time The Adelaide Crows might just be back on track. Too good for St Kilda this afternoon, they run out 29-point winners at Marvel Stadium. St Kilda 10.8. 68 Adelaide 15.7. 97

Q4 1' - Goal Saints Crows turn it over exiting defensive 50, Gresham runs around a few, from the boundary! Now that's a pretty impressive goal to finish on for St Kilda, back to a 29-point margin. St Kilda 68 Adelaide 97